Wed.: 4:08 p.m., Cleveland at Chicago, TBS/TruTV; 6:08 p.m., L.A. at Atlanta, FS1; 8:08 pm., Tampa Bay at New York, TBS/TruTV; 10:08 p.m., Milwaukee at San Diego, FS1

MLB Playoffs

Padres avoid elimination, beat Brewers in NLDS Game 3 with Cronenworth’s HR, King’s relief

Brooklyn-born Palacios puts Yankees in big hole with huge hit for Rays

Guardians’ bats go cold again, wasting Williams’ 11 strikeouts in Game 2 loss

Star closer Miller goes on paternity list before Padres face Brewers in Game 3 of NLDS

Down 2-0 to Rays in ALDS, Yankees face prospect of 17th season without World Series title

Baseball/MLB

Petco Park, Yankee Stadium or the Trop? Ranking home-field advantage for all 8 remaining playoff teams

Shane Baz leads pitch clock violations for 2nd straight season and José Caballero tops batters

Obituaries

Dennis Franchione, football coach at TCU, Alabama and Texas A&M, dies at 75

Cleveland strikeout king Sam McDowell dies at 84, leaving a legacy of redemption

Fred Claire, former Dodgers GM who oversaw 1988 World Series champion team, dies at 91

WNBA/Women’s Basketball

Aces list Loyd as doubtful for Game 2 vs Valkyries; Talbot and Evans questionable

Napheesa Collier faces a big decision about returning to the Lynx as WNBA free agency awaits

College Football/SEC

Missouri freshman offensive lineman Johnnie ‘DJ’ Jones is hospitalized, needs a heart transplant

Beamer explains why he feels secure about job status

Longhorns and Sooners bring dominant defense and sputtering offense to Cotton Bowl rivalry

College Football/ACC

Cal made offensive coordinator switch at halftime last week

Louisville goes all in on transfer portal as it looks to chase down Duke in ACC, get more physical

Clemson CB Corian Gipson out for season with knee injury

College Football/South

Crowder throws for 2 TDs, runs for 2 more as Troy beats Southern Miss to open Sun Belt

College Football

AP Player of the Week: Iowa State RB Aiden Flora ran for 212 yards and 3 TDs and passed for 2 scores

Michigan TE Marshall apologizes for leaked messages criticizing OC Beck

Day praises Ohio State’s improved run game and run defense, but special teams needs work

Fleck delivers message to both fans and critics: "Never apologize for who you are"

NFL/NFC

Buccaneers have reached a point of ineptitude that winning one game is a challenge

Could Bryce Young really be an MVP contender? Through 4 games, the numbers say yes

McVay: Rams coaches will 'learn' from incident with Eagles fans

Eagles All-Pro offensive lineman Johnson retires after 14 seasons

Unbeaten Vikings keep Dolphins winless with dominant defense, Reichard’s kicks, Hockenson’s catches

Eagles head to London at .500 and in dire need of fixing offense sagging under Hurts, Sirianni

The 49ers become 1st team in 21 years to allow no sacks in 1st 4 games

NFL/AFC

Jaguars believe defensive success and takeaways are ‘part of our DNA’ after 3-1 start

Kubiak takes blame for a Raiders run game that ranks worst in NFL in yards per carry

Bills’ Josh Allen-led offense takes a sloppy step back in loss after season-opening surge

Burrow stays calm with Bengals at 2-2, but injuries to Chase and Higgins will impact game plan

Broncos continue to struggle with slow starts. It cost them against unbeaten San Francisco

Patriots hoping to ride the confidence boost from road win over division rival Bills

Payton on struggling Broncos offense and play-calling after loss to 49ers: 'We gotta figure it out fast'

A winless Titans team, a confident Robert Saleh and the mistakes that won’t stop

An 0-4 hole and another fourth-quarter collapse: What’s breaking down for the Texans

NFL injury update

Cardinals left tackle Paris Johnson Jr. out for season after tearing left biceps

Edgerrin Cooper’s injury is Packers’ latest challenge in a season already full of adversity

Steelers place defensive tackle Derrick Harmon on injured reserve, sign corner Sean Murphy-Bunting

Patrick Surtain II, Pat Bryant ankle injuries less serious than feared

Giants return specialist Braxton Berrios says he is having season-ending surgery

NFL/USFL/UFL/Football

Backup quarterbacks already are seeing a lot of action this NFL season and most have been winning

NFL Referees Association says it will challenge severity of suspensions of 2 officials

College Basketball

Michael Jordan makes $10 million commitment to UNC School of Social Work in honor of his mother

NBA/Basketball

76ers center Ariel Hukporti suffers season-ending Achilles tendon tear in preseason game vs Knicks

Golf

Aloha also means hello: LPGA and PGA Tour Champions both have two events in Hawaii

Tennis

Djokovic seals 7th China Open title after De Minaur retires injured in final

Alcaraz retains Japan Open title in big step following injury layoff

Sinner to miss the rest of the year due to knee inflammation

Soccer

Messi caps Argentina farewell with a penalty and 2 assists in a 3-0 win over Benin

Argentina bids Messi farewell in final national team match, ending an era

Justin Ellis scores again as young US squad beats Canada 1-0

A celebratory remark after a soccer game deepens rift between Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Hockey

Rinzel and Frondell score, Blackhawks beat Blues 4-2 in Kane’s return to Chicago

Taylor Hall scores 2 as Hurricanes beat Canadiens 6-4 in Montreal’s home opener

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